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From Apryl Duncan, for About.com

Super Bowl XL: Expedia.com

Sunday February 5, 2006
10:06:27 - Commercial break immediately following the end of the game. Thought it was another ad for Sharpie at first. Good concept and another good placement ad for the travel ... Read More

Super Bowl XL: Allstate

Sunday February 5, 2006
10:05:57 - Commercial break immediately following the end of the game. There's something about Allstate's smash-em-up commercials we always like to see. Good placement for Allstate. Between Allstate and Nationwide's ... Read More

Super Bowl XL: TGI Friday's

Sunday February 5, 2006
10:05:27 - Commercial break immediately following the end of the game. Not a debut but appropriately placed for the restaurant.

Super Bowl XL: Blockbuster Online

Sunday February 5, 2006
10:04:53 - Commercial break immediately following the end of the game. Blockbuster Online promoting its service.

Super Bowl XL: Pro Bowl

Sunday February 5, 2006
9:55:24 - Promo for the Pro Bowl touted as one last hurrah.

Super Bowl XL: Grey's Anatomy

Sunday February 5, 2006
9:55:09 - ABC promo for Grey's Anatomy.

Super Bowl XL: Westin

Sunday February 5, 2006
9:54:54 - Short commercial for Westin to advertise their conversion to being completely smoke free. The commercial said all it needed to say in its 15-seconds on the air but ... Read More

Super Bowl XL: Outback Steakhouse

Sunday February 5, 2006
9:54:24 - There's a new steak at Outback. Food advertisers are better served in the fourth quarter with showing more close-ups of the food and cutting out the joke to ... Read More

Super Bowl XL: Running Scared

Sunday February 5, 2006
9:53:54 - Movie commercial for Running Scared.

Super Bowl XL: Monday Night Football

Sunday February 5, 2006
9:41:27 - ESPN and NFL promo for Monday Night Football.

Super Bowl XL: GoDaddy.com

Sunday February 5, 2006
9:40:57 - Repeat of the second quarter commercial.

Super Bowl XL: World Baseball Classic

Sunday February 5, 2006
9:40:27 - Promo for the World Baseball Classic featuring star athletes from the MLB.

Super Bowl XL: Jimmy Kimmel Live

Sunday February 5, 2006
9:35:38 - ABC promo for Jimmy Kimmel Live that used the Super Bowl as a backdrop for doing a good show.

Super Bowl XL: Beer Institute

Sunday February 5, 2006
9:35:08 - Beer drinkers around the world give a salute to beer in their native language. If it had to be in the Super Bowl, the fourth quarter was definitely ... Read More

Super Bowl XL: Honda Ridgeline

Sunday February 5, 2006
9:34:38 - The famous woman silhouette sticker leaves the mudflaps behind to check out the Honda Ridgeline. The announcer drops the hint about those who've been around trucks all their ... Read More

Super Bowl XL: ESPN Mobile

Sunday February 5, 2006
9:34:08 - A 30-second version of the one minute ad that debuted during the first quarter. Another great commercial for the launch of ESPN Mobile. On target and very effective. ... Read More

Super Bowl XL: Dancing with the Stars

Sunday February 5, 2006
9:30:30 - Promo for ABC's Dancing with the Stars.

Super Bowl XL: MasterCard

Sunday February 5, 2006
9:30:00 - Richard Dean Anderson is back as MacGyver. He uses everyday items to escape a dangerous situation and then we see him at the checkout line stocking up on ... Read More

Super Bowl XL: Pirates of the Caribbean 2

Sunday February 5, 2006
9:28:29 - Movie commercial for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest starring Johnny Depp.

Super Bowl XL: Budweiser

Sunday February 5, 2006
9:28:59 - A stadium full of people do the wave to simulate beer being poured into a glass and then being emptied as if someone's drinking it. Another one of ... Read More

Super Bowl: Boston Legal

Sunday February 5, 2006
9:24:56 - ABC promo for Boston Legal.

Super Bowl XL: Fidelity Investments

Sunday February 5, 2006
9:24:26 - Great to look at old clips of Paul McCartney. Looked like it was hawking a retrospective, though. Did the consumer catch the advertiser's name? I barely did and ... Read More

Super Bowl XL: Emerald Nuts

Sunday February 5, 2006
9:23:56 - Made no sense. What of any of that had to do with nuts?

Super Bowl XL: Degree

Sunday February 5, 2006
9:23:26 - Lots of effects. Probably kept most people watching with all there was to see. Wasn't funny but it was a passable commercial.

Super Bowl XL: Monday Night Football

Sunday February 5, 2006
9:15:12 - ESPN and NFL promo for Monday Night Football.

Super Bowl XL: Sprint

Sunday February 5, 2006
9:14:42 - Guy shows his friend that his new Sprint cell phone has a song for everything. Then his couch catches on fire, he chooses a Keystone cops-type song and ... Read More

Super Bowl XL: Toyota Tacoma

Sunday February 5, 2006
9:02:28 - Web cam look to the commercial. It's important to show your truck is tough but since it was a dramatization and was way over the top, it doesn't ... Read More

Super Bowl XL: The World's Fastest Indian

Sunday February 5, 2006
9:01:58 - Commercial for a new movie starring Anthony Hopkins.

Super Bowl XL: Gillette Fusion

Sunday February 5, 2006
9:01:28 - The 30-second version for the Fusion razor. One minute version aired in the first half of the game.

Super Bowl XL: Sons and Daughters

Sunday February 5, 2006
8:56:22 - ABC promo for Sons and Daughters.

Super Bowl XL: Slim-Fast

Sunday February 5, 2006
8:56:07 - Slim-Fast had a great opportunity to reach overweight men but instead the commercial showed the typical woman jumping around to celebrate her weight loss. Out of place in ... Read More

Super Bowl XL: Taco Bell

Sunday February 5, 2006
8:55:37 - Who would've ever thought Spandau Ballet's "True" would make an appearance in the Super Bowl? Can't even tell you the product name because it wasn't focused on enough. ... Read More

Super Bowl XL: CareerBuilder.com

Sunday February 5, 2006
8:55:07 - A guy talks on the phone about his monkey co-workers. Cut to a woman talking about her jackass co-workers. The better commercial from CareerBuilder.com this year. Should have ... Read More

Super Bowl XL: Sons and Daughters

Sunday February 5, 2006
8:51:08 - Promo for ABC's Sons and Daughters.

Super Bowl XL: PS Cleaning Solutions

Sunday February 5, 2006
8:50:38 - Why in the Super Bowl? Commercial about cleaning solutions felt out of place but would've been much more noticeable in other programming.

Super Bowl XL: Hummer

Sunday February 5, 2006
8:49:38 - Two creatures fall in love in the middle of destroying things. End result is the birth of the Hummer, the "little monster." This one minute commercial kept you ... Read More

Super Bowl XL: NFL Mobile

Sunday February 5, 2006
8:43:20 - A guy checks the score on his cell phone. The commercial talks about the good old days of how you got a score...by getting on the Internet. The ... Read More

Super Bowl XL: Nationwide Insurance

Sunday February 5, 2006
8:42:50 - Fabio's promoting a new line of shampoo or is he? Nope, life is passing him by and he goes from young Fabio to 90-year-old Fabio in the blink ... Read More

Super Bowl XL: Budweiser

Sunday February 5, 2006
8:41:50 - Clydesdale colt practices for the day when he'll get to join the big horses pulling the beer wagon in this one minute commercial focusing on tradition. He's just ... Read More

Super Bowl XL: Lost

Sunday February 5, 2006
8:35:00 - ABC promo for Lost.

Super Bowl XL: Sharpie

Sunday February 5, 2006
8:34:30 - A pirate talks about how the Sharpie retractable pen has helped him so he can sign autographs. Do you have to be a pirate to care about Sharpie's ... Read More

Super Bowl XL: Motorola Pebl

Sunday February 5, 2006
8:34:00 - A new cell phone has come out. That's pretty much it.

Super Bowl XL: Ameriquest

Sunday February 5, 2006
8:33:29 - A lady tries to get to the bathroom from the seat on her plane. She gets stuck and the plane hits some turbulence, sending her into the lap ... Read More

Super Bowl XL: Disney

Sunday February 5, 2006
8:24:46 - One minute Disney commercial featuring football players practicing, "I'm going to Disney World."

Super Bowl XL: Lost

Sunday February 5, 2006
8:04:55 - ABC promo for Lost.

Super Bowl XL: Sons and Daughters

Sunday February 5, 2006
8:04:25 - ABC promo for Sons and Daughters.

Super Bowl XL: Grey's Anatomy

Sunday February 5, 2006
8:03:55 - ABC promo for Grey's Anatomy.

Super Bowl XL: NFL

Sunday February 5, 2006
7:56:45 - One minute commercial where the NFL thanks the fans. A feel good spot.

Super Bowl XL: Sprint

Sunday February 5, 2006
7:56:15 - Sprint spot was okay. Nothing spectacular. Will easily get lost in the Super Bowl mix.

Super Bowl XL: Disney World

Sunday February 5, 2006
7:44:35 - Not a debut for Disney. The commercial featuring Kelsey Grammer's voice celebrates Disney World's anniversary.

Super Bowl XL: Overstock.com

Sunday February 5, 2006
7:41:40 - What male is going to stop watching the Super Bowl and run to his computer to start shopping? Overstock.com is banking on a lot of people to remember ... Read More

Super Bowl XL: Desperate Housewives

Sunday February 5, 2006
7:39:34 - Male celebrities show the love for their favorite Desperate Housewives, including Shaquille O'Neal and Hugh Heffner.

Super Bowl XL: Gillette Fusion

Sunday February 5, 2006
7:38:34 - Not exactly a debut for Gillette. This commercial ran one minute and Gillette has been running a shortened version prior to the Super Bowl.

Super Bowl XL: Poseidon

Sunday February 5, 2006
7:38:04 - Movie commercial for Poseidon starring Kurt Russell.

Super Bowl XL: GoDaddy.com

Sunday February 5, 2006
7:35:40 - Yes, sex sells. But what did the GoDaddy spot want the viewer to do? Get "more" by visiting the Web page. Looks like GoDaddy's real goal was to ... Read More

Super Bowl XL: Desperate Housewives

Sunday February 5, 2006
7:27:37 - ABC promo for Desperate Housewives featuring Shaquille O'Neal.

Super Bowl XL: Michelob Ultra

Sunday February 5, 2006
7:27:07 - Creative way to introduce a different type of beer. Humor was somewhat predictable but still hit the mark because you didn't know why Michelob was going in that ... Read More

Super Bowl XL: Ford Escape Hybrid

Sunday February 5, 2006
7:26:36 - Kermit the Frog sings, "It's not easy being green" and proves it through good use of video. Then he finds a Ford Escape Hybrid in the woods and ... Read More

Super Bowl XL: The Shaggy Dog

Sunday February 5, 2006
7:26:06 - Commercial for The Shaggy Dog starring Tim Allen. Took advantage of the Super Bowl time by using a play-by-play to pitch the movie.

Super Bowl XL: The Evidence

Sunday February 5, 2006
7:21:49 - Promo for ABC's new show, The Evidence.

Super Bowl XL: Dove

Sunday February 5, 2006
7:21:04 - Totally off commercial for the Super Bowl. Might be counting on the women viewers to log on to the Web site but the fund the ad pitched wasn't ... Read More

Super Bowl XL: Mission Impossible: III

Sunday February 5, 2006
7:20:34 - Movie commercial for Mission Impossible: III starring Tom Cruise and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Super Bowl XL: NFL for the United Way

Sunday February 5, 2006
7:19:00 - Public service announcement for the United Way brought to you by the NFL.

Super Bowl XL: Cadillac Escalade

Sunday February 5, 2006
7:18:00 - One minute commercial for the Cadillac Escalade. Rachel Hunter makes a cameo. Visually appealing and you wonder how they did it but the ESPN Mobile ad did the ... Read More

Super Bowl XL: CareerBuilder.com

Sunday February 5, 2006
7:17:30 - Last year the monkeys were funny. This year, the commercial didn't really do anything special to capture your attention. Office humor is getting overdone in commercials.

Super Bowl XL: Grey's Anatomy

Sunday February 5, 2006
7:14:00 - Promo for ABC's Grey's Anatomy.

Super Bowl XL: ESPN Mobile

Sunday February 5, 2006
7:13:00 - One minute commercial to launch the ESPN Mobile service. Guy walks down the street as all sorts of athletes and even a race car go past him. Broke ... Read More

Super Bowl XL: Budweiser

Sunday February 5, 2006
7:12:30 - Various animals in a football game interrupted by a streaking sheep. Two cowboys watch from the sidelines and one says he, "didn't need to see that." Another good ... Read More

Super Bowl XL: Dancing with the Stars

Sunday February 5, 2006
7:06:00 - ABC's Dancing with the Stars promo.

Super Bowl XL: Cars

Sunday February 5, 2006
7:05:20 - Commercial for new movie with Paul Newman and Owen Wilson's voices.

Super Bowl XL: Diet Pepsi

Sunday February 5, 2006
7:04:41 - Jay Mohr lets his Diet Pepsi can client star in a movie with Jackie Chan. Chan does the stunts he's known for and when it's time for the ... Read More

Super Bowl XL: Lost

Sunday February 5, 2006
7:01:37 - Promo for the next episode of ABC's Lost.

Super Bowl XL: Bud Light

Sunday February 5, 2006
7:01:07 - Guys go up on their roof to fix various things for their wives but they're really just going up there to chill with their Bud Lights. Funny but ... Read More

Super Bowl XL: Ameriquest

Sunday February 5, 2006
7:00:37 - Doctor zaps flies with paddles over patient's bed and says it's dead right as the patient's wife and daughter walk into the room. Another funny commercial and ... Read More

Super Bowl XL: Aleve

Sunday February 5, 2006
6:59:07 - Leonard Nimoy can't do it! That's what he says into a cell phone. But after he tries Aleve, he can do his Vulcan sign on stage in front ... Read More

Super Bowl XL: Diet Pepsi

Sunday February 5, 2006
6:51:44 - Diet Pepsi commercial with Jay Mohr acting as the can's agent. Mohr pitches Diet Pepsi to P. Diddy. They turn the can into a star. Commercial says Diet ... Read More

Super Bowl XL: V for Vendetta

Sunday February 5, 2006
6:51:14 - Commercial for new movie.

Super Bowl XL: Bud Light

Sunday February 5, 2006
6:47:44 - Bear stalks two guys. One offers a Bud Light to the bear to get him off the hook. Other guy steals the beer. Another unexpected twist for Bud ... Read More

Super Bowl XL: Fed Ex

Sunday February 5, 2006
6:46:57 - Last year's commercial with Burt Reynolds was much, much better.

Super Bowl XL: Toyota Hybrid

Sunday February 5, 2006
6:46:28 - Might actually be the worst commercial of Super Bowl XL and it's only the third commercial break of the first quarter. Tries too much to be everything - ... Read More

Super Bowl XL: 16 Blocks

Sunday February 5, 2006
6:39:49: Commercial for new movie with Bruce Willis.

Super Bowl XL: Bud Light

Sunday February 5, 2006
6:39:19 - The magic fridge. Funny and unexpected. Much better than the first Bud Light commercial.

Super Bowl XL: Sierra Mist

Sunday February 5, 2006
6:38:50 - Sierra Mist can't get past airport security. Punchline obvious within the first 5 seconds.

Super Bowl XL: Burger King

Sunday February 5, 2006
6:33:10 - The one and only BK spot in the game. A one minute song and dance of people dressed like pickles, lettuce, tomatoes, etc. Only became entertaining when the ... Read More

Super Bowl XL: Bud Light

Sunday February 5, 2006
6:32:40 - Continues their office humor campaign. No babes. No tough guys. Appeals to the office geeks in all of us but was pretty predictable from the start.

Super Bowl XL Live Coverage Begins After Kickoff

Sunday February 5, 2006
Live coverage of the Super Bowl commercials begins after the first commercial break airs in the first quarter. Grab a seat and join us for this special coverage right here ... Read More

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